What's your opinion of the film, Magical Mystery Tour?

[Jerry]

Well, I have to admit that the first time I rented it - I fell asleep. So a few years later I rented it again - and fell asleep again! Then I bought it and had a chance to really watch it. It grows on you. You have to be patient. After all is said and done, there are quite a few really nice musical sequences. MTV would call them videos of course. The scenes for I Am The Walrus, Fool On The Hill, & Your Mother Should Know are especially nice.

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[Glenn]

I only ever saw it once, and it was a video I had borrowed from my local library. Frankly, the quality of the video was terrible, so I probably have a skewed view of the movie. But I remember not liking it very much.

[PennyLane]

I've never seen it, but from what I hear, it's a home movie gone wrong. I did see Help! though. Wacky, wacky movie. Don't know what to make of it.

[jtal909]

I've been a huge fan of the Beatles since the Ed Sullivan days, and I tried to watch this movie 3 seperate times throughout the years and couldn't get through to the end. Maybe I'll try again one day when there's no Yankees game on tv.

[bearkat77]

I have yet to see MMT in its entirety. I've tried twice. The first time, I fell asleep also, Jerry, so feel like the odd man out. One of these days I will make myself watch it all. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[Harbidge]

I'm getting the film, Magical Mystery Tour next week, and I was wondering what people thought of it. So here you go. Review it like the movie critics.

[Original Fan]

When it was originally shown in N.Y., only 1 or 2 theaters in Manhattan housed it, so we had to buy tickets in advance & wait on line to get in. I was much younger then, & I thought it was way over my head. I was never into the drug scene & I thought that was why I just didn't "get" it. In any event, I remember being disappointed & confused when it was all over. I didn't go back a second time. (Not a second time, no, no, no.....)

[Andrea]

The film, MMT, huh?

On the one hand, it's got some great musical sequences ("videos"), partuicularly the "I Am The Walrus" and "Fool On The Hill" tracks... And the "Flying" sequence is exquisite.

On the other hand, if there WAS a plot to the thing, it certainly got muddled in the execution... If you can make it to the end, though, the stripper isn't bad...

-- Andrea

[Harbidge]

I don't know what you're talking about? I've watched the film twice now within 24 hours!

Seriously though, I watched it first to cross-record (I think Americans call it pirate) the film onto another tape so that I don't keep playing the original over and over, ruining it. I did lose a little interest at the end but I didn't fall asleep. I watched it again to see whether there were any PiD clues that weren't in the booklet. I've got a few which will be posted up on my site in a couple of days.

Did you know that Paul exposed himself during the Fool on the Hill music scene? It's during bit where he appears from behind the hill and skips towards the camera in a long, black cloak. His shirt-tail is showing, but if you look closely, there's something wobbling underneath! What does everyone think?

[Original Fan]

Harbridge, I never, ever heard anything about Paul's overexposure episode. How on earth did you ever find that out? Did you just observe it by chance? Even if it's true, I still don't think I'm up to sitting through that film again yet. I'll be anxious to see what some of my friends have to say about this revelation.

[Harbidge]

I found it out on a website which is on the beatlelinks.net database. It can be found at:
http://home.att.net/~liveletdie/Movies/movies.html

Not olny does it have Paul exposing himself, it has John snorting 'coke', What's under the gumwrapper in Help!, and a mind reading George. It's a great site and I recommend it. Whoever did it has a great sense of humour.

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[pat]

Harbridge, I'm with you, I have watched this movie at frequent intervals during the past ...... years, and love it every time. You do not need wacky backy or any stimulant other than music to appreciate it. Perhaps you need to have grown up on a diet of The Goons, Monty Python and so on to appreciate the weird sense of the absurd. John's 'Spaghetti scene' cracks me up every time, and we all agree on the music. 'Nuff said.

[Harbidge]

Does anyone know where I can get a transript for the MMT film? or, failing that, does anyone know where I can get a copy of the lyrics for the song the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band played during the stripper scene?

Many thanks.

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[bearkat77]

Hey Harbidge, today's your lucky day. This here Internet thing is really amazing. I found the lyrics to the song The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band plays in MMT.

Drumroll, please....
http://bridge.anglia.ac.uk/~systimk/music/bonzos/Tracks/Death-Cab.Htmlx

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[Harbidge]

Thank you, thank you. I've been looking for them everywhere. Have a chocolate bar.

I really appreciate what you've done. Thank you.

(As you can probably see, I'm grateful.)

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[PennyLane]

Is Penny Lane in MMT or just the album? If it is in the movie, how does it fit in? I have tried to rent the movie, but no one has it. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/frown.gif

[pat]

See, Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane were only released as singles because the record company were a little anxious, the band had been in the studio forever, working on Sgt Pepper, and the company wanted a single. George Martin only had Strawb/PL ready for release, but was reluctant to do so, as these were originally to have been the 2nd & 3rd tracks on the album. So the answer to your q is that Penny Lane should never have been included in MMT, as it was intended for Sgt. Pepper. Furthermore, MMT was not released in the UK & Europe as an album , but as a double EP with a booklet. You should try to get this next time you are at a Beatles Memorabilia fair, they are really nice. The track list is as follows:

EP No 1: Side 1: Magical Mystery Tour/Your Mother Should Know
Side 2: I am The Walrus

EP No 2: Side 1: The Fool on The Hill/Flying
Side 2: Blue Jay Way.
Is that OK?

[bearkat77]

You're very welcome, Harbidge. I really didn't think that I'd find it but it proved me wrong. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[beatlemethisbeatlemethat]

its for the intense Beatles fan thats all i can say. If you dont like the Beatles you wouldnt like it. I liked some parts and others..well...

[beatlegirl]

I love the beatles but Magical Mystery Tour is not a very good movie.There's no plot it goes nowhere!!

[Paul_McCartney2002]

It was very odd. It was a bit Monty Pythonish, but not in a good way

[lennon-mccartney]

'The life of brian', and 'the search for the holy grail' were both good. But, the Monty Python gang basically ripped off the Goons - who were class.

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[jtal909]

MMT is a curiosity. Even the intense Beatle fan would have to be very much in the mood to sit through the entire film.
I am going to give it another try. It's been years but I tried twice and fell asleep both times.

[Paul_McCartney2002]

I saw the whole thing once, but it was not their best movie, the album was good, but not for a movie. For a good one you have to go with Help.

[Harbidge]

Would you believe it! I lost me friggin' copy!

I'll have to go another off of my highly prized and sought after original.

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[DIGIT]

The movie is what it was suppose to be,a T.V. special.The black and white BBC showed it first.It FLOPPED.The color version never was broadcast.It was then released as a collage circuit movie.It did quite well.
I think The Beatles were very lost and confused as entertainers without Brian.

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[lennon-mccartney]

It's just a film.

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[Harbidge]

Yeah....It's a bad film, but it's still a film. (just)http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[bearkat77]

It's the BEATLES!

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[lennon-mccartney]

It's just a moving poster, with dialogue.
If you don't like it, stop looking at it.

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[Harbidge]

I can't! Aunt Jessie is just too big!

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[jtal909]

I am going to get to the part with the stripper this time.

[Harbidge]

You won't see anything good. A big black bar with the word, 'Censored' appears when anything even remotely naughty is flashed! I should know, I've got freeze frame capabilities.

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[bearkat77]

Since it was originally made for BBC TV, the censors would still have the naughty parts edited out. Cable TV is a whole different story.

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[lennon-mccartney]

You get the BBC in America?

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[bearkat77]

No, that's not what I meant. MMT was a made-for-TV movie and BBC was the channel that aired it.

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[lennon-mccartney]

You get BBC in America?

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[Harbidge]

NBC?

If the film was made for todays standards then it would get an 18 certificate! Then everyone would love it!

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[bearkat77]

In America, it would have a rating of PG-13.

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[pat]

It was always supposed to be experimental, (with the emphasis on the mental!) Paul was i his avant gard phase, and wanted to do something that was unstructured. Remember that Paul was always the one who worked to a tight structure, so this was a bit off the beaten track for him, plus the others were all 'happy' on something or other in the jazz herbal range at the time. The BBC had no idea what to expect, and put this on when most of the country were expecting something akin to the Queens speech! I say well done for waking everyone up so nuttily!

I still think it is wonderful, and I grew up on the Goons, who did indeed inspire Monty Python, as did John Lennon. It is one of the few movies that makes me feel as if I had been at the herbals!!!!!

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[jtal909]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jtal909:
I've been a huge fan of the Beatles since the Ed Sullivan days, and I tried to watch this movie 3 seperate times throughout the years and couldn't get through to the end. Maybe I'll try again one day when there's no Yankees game on tv.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Well, I bought Magical Mystery Tour on ebay for a few dollars. It came today and I watched it. It still did not impress me and in fact I thought it was downright awful, but for the fantastic music and musical segments. Hardly any Beatles.

[bearkat77]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jtal909:
Well, I bought Magical Mystery Tour on ebay for a few dollars. It came today and I watched it. It still did not impress me and in fact I thought it was downright awful, but for the fantastic music and musical segments. Hardly any Beatles.
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[iFrog]

This film is worth watching if only for the imbedded video of I Am The Walrus. Who says that the MMTour film has no plot? Yer sadly mistaken there mates. Very colorful indeed. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[HeyBeatle]

I actually enjoyed the movie very much. My mum thinks it stinks and my dad said it wasn't cinematic genius but he wasn't expecting it to be that in the first place.

I love the whole scene with John and the little girl. When I told my friends they thought the dickie bird rhyme was hilarious. I prefer the jokes in AHDN and Help much more though.

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[lucyintheskywithdiamonds]

I don't understand why everbody is saying it's horrible. I loved it!

[Lucy]

All Lucy's must think alike!

I like it too but, as I've said before, that could have something to do with the fact that I was a weirdo film student and have always looked at it from that perspective.

Probably the more accurate reason is that it has The Beatles in it. I'm quite keen on them, you see. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

[Glen V]

Originally posted by Lucy:

I like it too but, as I've said before, that could have something to do with the fact that I was a weirdo film student and have always looked at it from that perspective.

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Lucy : Your right..! I remembered when MMT came to the campus at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ when I attended school there back in the early 1970s. The plot of the movie (if any) was crazy, but it was "The Beatles" with their new music that always caught my attention.

GV

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Harbidge:
Did you know that Paul exposed himself during the Fool on the Hill music scene? It's during bit where he appears from behind the hill and skips towards the camera in a long, black cloak. His shirt-tail is showing, but if you look closely, there's something wobbling underneath! What does everyone think?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

By God, you're RIGHT! I couldn't believe that when I saw it, but it's there! Had to squint a bit though, really. Guess that explains why he was able to hit all those high notes.

[Paul_McCartney2002]

MMT was kind of Monty Python like it plot and just over all acting, which isn't bad because Monty Python is some of the best comedy ever. Although the plot was a little weak, the music was very good.

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